May 8, 2013

It’s been a nightmarish 10 months for Omar Salgado.
The Vancouver Whitecaps first-ever, and first-overall, draft pick from 2011 has undergone surgery again on his right foot, according to sources.
Salgado initially suffered a fracture while playing for the U.S. … Continue reading →

A patented move by Ron Hextall during the 1987 Wales Conference final. He backstopped the Philadelphia Flyers to that season's Stanley Cup, which they lost to the Edmonton Oilers. Getty Images file photo.

In Thursday’s Province Sports, Steve Ewen takes a look at five guys who could replace Alain Vigneault as head coach of the Canucks. Here, Ewen investigates five other names. These might be candidates to succeed Canucks GM Mike Gillis, should … Continue reading →

Fire the coach.
Get rid of the GM.
Trade Luongo!
Move Schneider.
Replace the Sedins with players who can, like, score in the playoffs.
Why do the Canucks take such stupid penalties?
Complain about the idiotic officiating.
Dump Raymond. Sayonara, … Continue reading →

The B.C.-filmed children’s series The Haunting Hour is nominated in nine categories, including outstanding children’s series, in the upcoming Daytime Emmy awards.
The series, which airs on the U.S. Hub network, includes B.C.’s Harvey Kahn and Charles Lyall on its … Continue reading →

A couple of times a week on The Province’s iPad app, I deliver a Hat Trick. It’s supposed to cover the wide (or not so wide) world of sports. It was impossible to do today’s without completely focusing on the … Continue reading →

We’ve heard a lot of concern about government spending recently. What is rarely said, however, is that government spending has the potential to be an investment for British Columbians. It can rebuild the social supports that British Columbians need, improve … Continue reading →

You can’t even look at a broom today, can you?
I can’t. And I’m not ashamed to admit.
If you’re reading this, and you are not yet aware the Vancouver Canucks were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs last night … Continue reading →

Fans of the Global TV retro-drama Bomb Girls are rallying online in a bid to reverse the network’s decision to cancel the show after two seasons.
Also airing on Reelz Channel in the U.S. and ITV in Britain, the show … Continue reading →

Last week I saw an interesting post on Facebook titled: “Seeking Kelowna, BC Firefighter named Brent.”
The 300 word post was written by a man named Tom Argall from Brampton, Ontario. He explained that his mother had just been visiting … Continue reading →